US Marines Board Ship Trying To Break Iran Blockade
US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded the M/V Blue Star III in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, intercepting a commercial vessel suspected of attempting to sail to an Iranian port in violation of the US naval blockade. The seizure underlines that the choke on Iranian oil exports remains in full force despite […]
Pakistan And Afghanistan Trade Cross-Border Strikes Again
The fragile March ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan is unravelling after both sides reported deadly cross-border attacks on Monday. The Taliban said Pakistani mortar and rocket fire on Kunar province killed four and wounded 45, including students at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University in Asadabad. Pakistan reported three civilians injured in South Waziristan and accused the […]
Tuapse Refinery Hit For Third Time In Two Weeks
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea coast overnight on 28 April, the third attack in 12 days on the Rosneft-owned facility. Authorities ordered the evacuation of nearby residents as more than 160 firefighters battled a major blaze, with at least four storage tanks alight and the refinery itself directly hit […]
IRGC Begs For Hormuz Deal As Trump Rejects Offer
Trump has dismissed Iran’s latest peace proposal after Tehran offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for Washington lifting its naval blockade, with nuclear talks parked until later. A US official told reporters the President “doesn’t love the proposal” because it sidesteps Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile entirely. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew to […]
Ukraine Strikes Black Sea Fleet In Sevastopol Raid
Ukraine’s SBU Alpha special forces struck three Russian warships, a MiG-31 fighter jet and key radar systems in occupied Crimea overnight on Saturday. Long-range drones hit the landing ships Yamal and Filchenkov, the reconnaissance vessel Ivan Khurs and a Black Sea Fleet training centre in Sevastopol, while the Belbek airfield was also targeted. Acting SBU […]
Russia’s Africa Project Crumbles As Mali Burns
Mali’s military junta is on the brink after a coordinated weekend offensive by Al-Qaeda’s JNIM and Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara in a car bomb at his Kati home. The jihadists struck Bamako airport, military bases and provincial capitals simultaneously, while Russian Africa Corps mercenaries reportedly withdrew from […]
IRGC Pleads For Hormuz Deal As Blockade Bites
Iran has offered Washington a new deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and postpone nuclear talks, according to US officials and sources briefed on the proposal. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered the offer through Pakistani mediators after a fruitless weekend in Islamabad before flying to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin. Trump is convening a […]
EU Finalises 90 Billion Euro Ukraine Loan In Cyprus
European Union leaders are finalising the ninety billion euro loan to Ukraine at the Cyprus summit today, alongside the formal adoption of the twentieth sanctions package against Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky is attending in person. The breakthrough followed Hungary and Slovakia dropping their vetoes after Druzhba oil transit resumed. The sanctions target the Russian shadow fleet, […]
Trump Orders Navy To Shoot And Kill IRGC Mine-Layers
President Trump has ordered the US Navy to shoot and kill any Iranian forces caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a dramatic escalation of the rules of engagement inside the blockade. The order follows the US interception of four Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters this week and a Chinese-origin vessel carrying what […]
Araghchi Lands In Pakistan For Second Round Of Talks
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad this evening with a small delegation, confirming Tehran’s return to the negotiating table for a second round of US-Iran talks. Araghchi is on a round trip that will also take him to Muscat and Moscow. Pakistani mediators expect Washington to send negotiators in the coming days. Trump […]